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Seven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading…Seuen treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holie Scriptures, leading…
Seven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading and guiding to true happiness, both in this life, and in the life to come: and may be called the practise of Christianity. Profitable for all such as heartily desire the same: in the which, more particularly true Christians may learn how to lead a godly and comfortable life every day. Penned by Richard Rogers, preacher of the word of God at Wethersfield in Essex.Seuen treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holie Scriptures, leading and guiding to true happines, both in this life, and in the life to come: and may be called the practise of Christianitie. Profitable for all such as heartily desire the same: in the which, more particularly true Christians may learne how to leade a godly and comfortable life euery day. Penned by Richard Rogers, preacher of the word of God at Wethersfield in Essex.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1603
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1Therefore where it is demanded, if they be not partakers of the same sins, that other men are; I deny not, but that it is possible for them in some sort, and for a time, to be carried after the stream of the evil example of so many, which are in the world so common, and almost universal: for the best live, where Satan's throne is, (even as the Israelites and the Egyptians dwelt §Ktogether:) whose unsavoury and stinking breath, what marvel were it, if the whole and sound should be infected with it? And further, as they may possibly have their part in the sins of the ungodly; so I deny not, (if God bear not the greater authority with them, and be not the more regarded of them) but that they may also lie still in the same loathsomeness for a season, though smallie to their comfort. This to be true, both lamentable examples ⟨p. 135⟩§Aof the Scripture do show in Noah, Lot, David, and Peter: and woeful experience among us in all ages do testify. But what then? Are they therefore given over of the Lord to lie and abide in them, and being washed to wallow again in the mire?
1Therefore where it is demaunded, if they be not partakers of the same sinnes, that other men are; I denie not, but that it is possible for them in some sort, and for a time, to be carried after the streame of the euill example of so many, which are in the world so common, and almost vniuersall: for the best liue, where Sathans throne is, (euen as the Israelites and the Aegyptians dwelt §Ktogether:) whose vnsauorie and stinking breath, what maruaile were it, if the whole and sound should be infected with it? And further, as they may possiblie haue their part in the sinnes of the vngodly; so I denie not, (if God beare not the greater authoritie with them, and be not the more regarded of them) but that they may also lie still in the same loathsomenes for a season, though smallie to their comfort. This to be true, both lamentable examples ⟨p. 135⟩§Aof the Scripture doe shew in Noah, Lot, Dauid, and Peter: and wofull experience among vs in all ages doe testifie. But what then? Are they therefore giuen ouer of the Lord to lie and abide in them, and being washed to wallow againe in the mire?